atomic_number: 12
symbol: Mg
name: Magnesium
category: AlkalineEarthMetal
category_label: Alkaline Earth Metal
period: 3
group: 2
group_label: 2 IIA
block: s
grid_row: 3
grid_col: 2
phase: solid
lab_made: false
radioactive_marker: false
is_radioactive: false
atomic_mass: '24.305'
atomic_mass_value: 24.305
atomic_mass_most_stable_isotope: false
oxidation_states: '*2*'
oxidation_states_parsed:
- state: '2'
  common: true
ionization_energy: '7.646'
ionization_energy_ev: 7.646
electron_configuration: '[Ne] 3s^{2}'
electron_configuration_formatted: '[Ne]3s²'
electron_configuration_html: '[Ne]3s<sup>2</sup>'
atomic_radius: '1.73'
atomic_radius_angstrom: 1.73
electron_affinity: Ns
electron_affinity_ev: null
rsc_url: https://www.rsc.org/periodic-table/element/12/magnesium